A25470:1417
The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved
The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers, September 1661.
London: printed for Joshua Kirton and Nathaniel Webb, 1661
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
As concerning the matter of our Prayers, we are to believe, as hath been said, so as to God we are to believe several things. Indeed scarce any of his Attributes but some way or other we are to act our Faith upon in Prayer, but I shall choose some few on which the eye of Faith is especially fixed in Prayer.
The first is Gods Omniscience, for else we shall be at a great loss.
The first is Gods Omniscience, for else we shall be at a great losse.
I. If we believe not this, how can we be assured that God hears our Prayers.
For 1. In respect of the number of Prayers, there being Millions of Prayers put up at the same time to God, if he be not Omniscient ⟨p. 339⟩how is it possible he should hear all, if any should not be heard, how knowest thou that thine is not the Prayer that is not heard.